diff --git a/base/intfuncs.jl b/base/intfuncs.jl
index 169bbe313a620..6e8def9e5c308 100644
--- a/base/intfuncs.jl
+++ b/base/intfuncs.jl
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ end
 Return true if and only if the extrema `typemax(T)` and `typemin(T)` are defined.
 """
 hastypemax(::Base.BitIntegerType) = true
+hastypemax(::Type{Bool}) = true
 hastypemax(::Type{T}) where {T} = applicable(typemax, T) && applicable(typemin, T)
 
 """